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Students visit USA as part of Urdd Gobaith Cymru’s anti-racism message

6 September 2023

This year marks 60 years since the bombing of the 16th St Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama

Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society

Rewatching the Data Justice Conference

11 July 2023

The three plenary sessions of the third Data Justice Conference are available to watch on YouTube.

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South Wales media sector experienced £20m in additional revenue and 400 new jobs following research and development programme

21 June 2023

Findings present framework for achieving successful innovations in the creative industries

Data Justice Lab

Data Justice Lab’s world-leading conference is back

12 June 2023

‘Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society’ will explore impacts, lived experiences and forms of resistance in relation to datafication.

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New bursaries for News and Data Journalism students.

24 May 2023

In addition to a generous financial bursary of £9000, administered as a fee discount, the Foundation offers mentoring support for the duration of your studies.

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Call for papers opens for Future of Journalism conference

21 December 2022

The conference will feature papers on the theme of Journalism in troubled times.

Georgia South (left) and Amy Love (right)

Why recognition of metal, punk, rock and emo by Mobo is long overdue

6 December 2022

Black artists have been fundamental to the history of alternative music – the introduction of the Mobos’ alternative category mustn’t forget that.

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A century of religion on the BBC

28 November 2022

Media expert Dr Caitriona Noonan joined BBC Cymru/Wales’ All Things Considered programme to discuss the BBC’s first religious radio broadcasts.

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Launch of £50m collaboration to develop global hub for TV, film and media innovation in Wales

19 October 2022

Media Cymru will provide funding, training and research opportunities

Layla-Roxanne Hill and Francesca Sobande at the Ullapool book launch

Greater acknowledgement needed of Black Scottish history, say authors

19 October 2022

Research documents experiences of Black people over the past 30 years